What? They spend the entire article talking about how this is the right thing to do, then follow it up with this? Anyway, I'm 100 percent positive that isn't how this works. They compare Spain backing out to the United States. Often people forget how entrenched the US is in foreign politics. We didn't get the movie Team America for nothing. Although I agree severe scaling back of military posturing is a better move I don't think it is even possible for the United States to separate themselves from the Middle East now.It's time for the West to do the cowardly, sensible thing, and flee the Middle East with our tails between our legs.
I agree. There needs to be a balance. It's a shame the media / blogs have to go to each end of the spectrum. Foreign politics is complicated and nothing is certain. Even the things that are "certain" today, may not be tomorrow.